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TOLEDO — A Toledo man was found guilty yesterday of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of
felonious assault in two separate incidents in which he fired a gun into a crowd.

James Sutton IV, 21, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Gary
Cook.

Sutton had been scheduled to go to trial yesterday on charges of murder for the April 15
shooting death of Torian Tall, 25, and three counts of felonious assault, but instead entered
Alford pleas to the amended charges.

In an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit to committing a crime but acknowledges evidence is
sufficient for a conviction. The court treats it as a guilty plea.

The felonious-assault charges resulted from a Feb. 19, 2012, incident in which Sutton fired into
a crowd gathered outside a bar and struck Brent Cook, 24, and Dennis Garrett, 20.